overmaster
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It was a welcome reminder that even in the rankly toxic House of Representatives, sometimes the personal transcends the ideological and that civility and empathy can overmaster appearances.
From Slate ● Jan. 25, 2012
Only thus should Truth be followed, with an interest great enough to overmaster all fears as to whither she may lead and what she may disclose.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 2, No. 14, December 1858 by Various
The issue he confronted, stripped of all its distractions, was simply whether his love were potent enough to overmaster his pride and bring it to its knees.
From The Wall Between by Sara Ware Bassett
I was unreasonably angry with Neville that day, but I never guessed that my passion would overmaster me to that extent.
From Our Bessie by Rosa Nouchette Carey
He felt once more as if his fury would overmaster him.
From The Undying Past by Hermann Sudermann
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